Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
Ernie Fitzpatrick asked:
Why would God create something for destruction, let alone eternal destruction? Why would God create anything that’s less than perfect? Why would God say that man was created in his image and then say that it’s evil? Why would God say mankind (can you say ALL?) that he created is GOOD and then interpret that as the moment we come into the world we’re full of SIN because of something a metaphorical (as in not historical-literal) man did in an allegorical garden setting some eons ago?
What IF God didn’t do some of the stuff that humanhood has attributed to Him? And why is it that much of Christianity (less and less each decade thankfully) speaks of unmerited GRACE as the character of God, and then turn around and say that we have to EARN his favor, or something? How’s that work? Once we comprehend that we are “accepted in Christ”, we must grant that fact to all others as well.
Can I be “accepted” any way other than by GRACE?
Michele O’Donnell puts it well in her book, “When The Wolf Is At The Door” by writing “We don’t have anything to do with being accepted in Christ. But, this drives people crazy who think they had something to do with becoming the Holy Sons of God. They like to see themselves as separate and apart from others who didn’t do whatever they think they did to earn this state of being. It is the ‘we/they’ doctrine.”
Isn’t the principle, the encouragement, and the promise that, “I will pour out my Spirit upon ALL mankind.” I know it’s difficult when one tries to balance the Scriptures when one verse says God is ALL in ALL and that Jesus came to save ALL mankind and then we have other verses that say unless one does x and y, it’s not going to happen. So, where do you want to land?
Do you want FREE GRACE for ALL or do you want GRACE only for those that “DO” certain things in which case isn’t the definition of grace now no longer grace but “conditional grace”? I wonder where one came up with that concept? Could it be the “reward-punishment/ sin management” church preaching?
But the GOOD NEWS is that you don’t have to embrace anything but God is LOVE!
That’s where I’m camping out. God’s LOVE is JUSTICE! God’s JUSTICE isn’t man’s justice, much like God’s ways are not our ways. When will we step back from the precipice of imperialism and haughtiness and SEE that God doesn’t just love US (whomever you put in the “us” category), but ALL!
Why would God create something for destruction, let alone eternal destruction? Why would God create anything that’s less than perfect? Why would God say that man was created in his image and then say that it’s evil? Why would God say mankind (can you say ALL?) that he created is GOOD and then interpret that as the moment we come into the world we’re full of SIN because of something a metaphorical (as in not historical-literal) man did in an allegorical garden setting some eons ago?
What IF God didn’t do some of the stuff that humanhood has attributed to Him? And why is it that much of Christianity (less and less each decade thankfully) speaks of unmerited GRACE as the character of God, and then turn around and say that we have to EARN his favor, or something? How’s that work? Once we comprehend that we are “accepted in Christ”, we must grant that fact to all others as well.
Can I be “accepted” any way other than by GRACE?
Michele O’Donnell puts it well in her book, “When The Wolf Is At The Door” by writing “We don’t have anything to do with being accepted in Christ. But, this drives people crazy who think they had something to do with becoming the Holy Sons of God. They like to see themselves as separate and apart from others who didn’t do whatever they think they did to earn this state of being. It is the ‘we/they’ doctrine.”
Isn’t the principle, the encouragement, and the promise that, “I will pour out my Spirit upon ALL mankind.” I know it’s difficult when one tries to balance the Scriptures when one verse says God is ALL in ALL and that Jesus came to save ALL mankind and then we have other verses that say unless one does x and y, it’s not going to happen. So, where do you want to land?
Do you want FREE GRACE for ALL or do you want GRACE only for those that “DO” certain things in which case isn’t the definition of grace now no longer grace but “conditional grace”? I wonder where one came up with that concept? Could it be the “reward-punishment/ sin management” church preaching?
But the GOOD NEWS is that you don’t have to embrace anything but God is LOVE!
That’s where I’m camping out. God’s LOVE is JUSTICE! God’s JUSTICE isn’t man’s justice, much like God’s ways are not our ways. When will we step back from the precipice of imperialism and haughtiness and SEE that God doesn’t just love US (whomever you put in the “us” category), but ALL!
Linda Dipman asked:
I threw my hands into the air making exploding noises as my super hero grandchildren giggled in anticipation of their next attack. They were on a crusade to stop the evil grandma villain from destroying the world. Almost five year old Samuel, dressed in his Spiderman towel pretended to cast webs while three year old batman Paige ran full force flinging herself into my arms. Eighteen month Sophia wrapped in her princess towel, aimlessly mimicked whichever super hero captured her attention.
Giggles and laughter filled the room as they begged me to continue to play with them. I loved my grandchildren very much and I would do anything for them and if it meant I had to be the villain then I was going to be the best baddie I could be.
When I was a young mother I always dreamed that I would be the kind of mom that would bring fun and adventure into my children’s lives. I wanted to take them on safaris while teaching them how to enjoy all the things the world had to offer. I wanted to be there for them in church, school, activities, and anything their hearts desired.
My greatest wish was to give my children a warm, loving and safe world, but when you live in a teaching world sometimes the best of intentions can be thwarted. I guess that is the reason I feel it’s so important to share what happened to me in life with as many people possible so they can learn from my experience.
When my children were ages 6, 9, and 11, in 1987 their father and I went through a very bad divorce. It was a divorce that involved our church, family, and society in a tug-of-war that escalated with me being totally cut off from my children. Before this time I had lived a perfect Christian life with the admiration of all who met me.
It all began one day when I was praying in church for a friend with a terminal heart condition. A supernatural thing happened to me resulting in her healing. It was an experience that led me down a path I would have never traveled if it had not been for God telling me through supernatural messages that it was right. These messages taught me things I would have never understood unless I went through the worst thing that ever happened to me. I fell in love with a woman and now I was condemned as a ********* ********** sinner.
Today’s church teaches about sin and has no tolerance for those who sin against their doctrines. They even take it as far as cutting off anyone that is gay, gets a divorce, has an extra marital affair, has had an abortion, drinks too much or just breaks one of the multitudes of sins described in the Bible! As a result most churches today have a reputation of judgment.
I was raised under these principles that declare that if you sin then you are not one of us. Unfortunately the present day church skipped over the most important lesson that each person of the world needed to understand, grace.
When Adam and Eve were tempted to eat the apple and they did, they brought sin into the world. Satan became the evil god of this world and as a result people became the players in a spiritual war that taught them the difference between good and bad through real life experiences.
In order to gain knowledge you must be presented with good and evil. You must also have rules when you play the game of life. In the Old Testament the Laws were the formula that each player was to follow in order to win, but in the New Testament everything changed with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ brought forgiveness by dying for the sins of people. Suddenly it was no longer about what you did in order to succeed in the game of life, now it was all about grace.
Grace means that we no longer have to work our way to Heaven. Grace gives us the freedom to make mistakes. Grace means that when we place our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord we are forgiven for all of our sins. The best thing about grace is when we fail we can start our game of life all over again.
Romans 5: 12-14, “Sin came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned. There was sin in the world before the Law was given; but where there is no law, no account is kept of sins. But from the time of Adam to the time of Moses death ruled over all mankind, even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam did when he disobeyed God’s command.”
God spoke to me supernaturally just like He did to many people in the Bible. He knew that making me *** was going to pit me against the beliefs I was taught in the Bible. He knew in order for me to stand up to my church, society, and family that He would have to teach me just exactly how grace changes the rules in the great game of life.
The most important rule you must learn is who is God. God is love and if we love we do God’s will. Loving is a sign that God is in it.
When I fell in love with a woman it completely changed what I thought sin was all about. Because I loved Tori, the love I felt for her made the persecutions I suffered from the church bearable. Our love was so strong that it gave us the strength we needed to stand up to everyone who told us we were sinning before God.
God explained to me that “His ways are not human ways.” From the moment I was young it was instilled within my very conscious how I was to be faithful to God. It was a formula of laws and how following them would help me to work my way to heaven, but when I loved a woman instead of a man, I had to change the way I thought. I had to understand the power of grace.
Romans 5: 14c-16, “Adam was a figure of the one who was to come. But the two are not the same, because God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. It is true that many people died because of the sin of that one man. But God’s grace is much greater, and so is his free gift to so many people through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ. And there is a difference between God’s gift and the sin of one man. After the one sin, came the judgment of ‘Guilty’; but after so many sins, comes the undeserved gift of ‘Not guilty’!”
This means that the rules for the game of life changed. No longer are we subject to the law, now we are free to make mistakes. For instance young people are easily trapped into marrying the wrong person because they don’t understand the difference between lust and love. It is only after time that they realize the person didn’t love them at all. So when there is grace they are free to get divorced.
Satan uses the things of the world to tempt people and lead them from God. Jesus takes the temptations that lead to sin and cancelled the crime by forgiving sin. When sin is forgiven then we can start our game of life over again and again.
Romans 5: 18&19, “So then, as the one sin condemned all mankind, in the same way the one righteous act sets all mankind free and gives them life. And just as all people were made sinners as the result of the disobedience of one man, in the same way they will all be put right with God as the result of the obedience of the one man.”
Being *** was the worst thing that ever happened to me, but it was also the best thing that happened to me. It humbled me and showed me that I could not win my game of life without Jesus. Being *** took away my pride and taught me the difference between right and wrong by teaching me the principle of grace. It helped me to understand the power of love. It helped me to stop being judgmental. It changed me into God’s servant. It helped me to listen to the Holy Spirit and to do God’s will in my life, because I was no longer allowing people to tell me what God’s will was for me.
My grandchildren love to play super heroes because it teaches them to do what is right. But God uses our inability to save ourselves to teach us how much we need Him in order to win our game of life. We are destined to fail, but with God’s help we will win.
I threw my hands into the air making exploding noises as my super hero grandchildren giggled in anticipation of their next attack. They were on a crusade to stop the evil grandma villain from destroying the world. Almost five year old Samuel, dressed in his Spiderman towel pretended to cast webs while three year old batman Paige ran full force flinging herself into my arms. Eighteen month Sophia wrapped in her princess towel, aimlessly mimicked whichever super hero captured her attention.
Giggles and laughter filled the room as they begged me to continue to play with them. I loved my grandchildren very much and I would do anything for them and if it meant I had to be the villain then I was going to be the best baddie I could be.
When I was a young mother I always dreamed that I would be the kind of mom that would bring fun and adventure into my children’s lives. I wanted to take them on safaris while teaching them how to enjoy all the things the world had to offer. I wanted to be there for them in church, school, activities, and anything their hearts desired.
My greatest wish was to give my children a warm, loving and safe world, but when you live in a teaching world sometimes the best of intentions can be thwarted. I guess that is the reason I feel it’s so important to share what happened to me in life with as many people possible so they can learn from my experience.
When my children were ages 6, 9, and 11, in 1987 their father and I went through a very bad divorce. It was a divorce that involved our church, family, and society in a tug-of-war that escalated with me being totally cut off from my children. Before this time I had lived a perfect Christian life with the admiration of all who met me.
It all began one day when I was praying in church for a friend with a terminal heart condition. A supernatural thing happened to me resulting in her healing. It was an experience that led me down a path I would have never traveled if it had not been for God telling me through supernatural messages that it was right. These messages taught me things I would have never understood unless I went through the worst thing that ever happened to me. I fell in love with a woman and now I was condemned as a ********* ********** sinner.
Today’s church teaches about sin and has no tolerance for those who sin against their doctrines. They even take it as far as cutting off anyone that is gay, gets a divorce, has an extra marital affair, has had an abortion, drinks too much or just breaks one of the multitudes of sins described in the Bible! As a result most churches today have a reputation of judgment.
I was raised under these principles that declare that if you sin then you are not one of us. Unfortunately the present day church skipped over the most important lesson that each person of the world needed to understand, grace.
When Adam and Eve were tempted to eat the apple and they did, they brought sin into the world. Satan became the evil god of this world and as a result people became the players in a spiritual war that taught them the difference between good and bad through real life experiences.
In order to gain knowledge you must be presented with good and evil. You must also have rules when you play the game of life. In the Old Testament the Laws were the formula that each player was to follow in order to win, but in the New Testament everything changed with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ brought forgiveness by dying for the sins of people. Suddenly it was no longer about what you did in order to succeed in the game of life, now it was all about grace.
Grace means that we no longer have to work our way to Heaven. Grace gives us the freedom to make mistakes. Grace means that when we place our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord we are forgiven for all of our sins. The best thing about grace is when we fail we can start our game of life all over again.
Romans 5: 12-14, “Sin came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned. There was sin in the world before the Law was given; but where there is no law, no account is kept of sins. But from the time of Adam to the time of Moses death ruled over all mankind, even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam did when he disobeyed God’s command.”
God spoke to me supernaturally just like He did to many people in the Bible. He knew that making me *** was going to pit me against the beliefs I was taught in the Bible. He knew in order for me to stand up to my church, society, and family that He would have to teach me just exactly how grace changes the rules in the great game of life.
The most important rule you must learn is who is God. God is love and if we love we do God’s will. Loving is a sign that God is in it.
When I fell in love with a woman it completely changed what I thought sin was all about. Because I loved Tori, the love I felt for her made the persecutions I suffered from the church bearable. Our love was so strong that it gave us the strength we needed to stand up to everyone who told us we were sinning before God.
God explained to me that “His ways are not human ways.” From the moment I was young it was instilled within my very conscious how I was to be faithful to God. It was a formula of laws and how following them would help me to work my way to heaven, but when I loved a woman instead of a man, I had to change the way I thought. I had to understand the power of grace.
Romans 5: 14c-16, “Adam was a figure of the one who was to come. But the two are not the same, because God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin. It is true that many people died because of the sin of that one man. But God’s grace is much greater, and so is his free gift to so many people through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ. And there is a difference between God’s gift and the sin of one man. After the one sin, came the judgment of ‘Guilty’; but after so many sins, comes the undeserved gift of ‘Not guilty’!”
This means that the rules for the game of life changed. No longer are we subject to the law, now we are free to make mistakes. For instance young people are easily trapped into marrying the wrong person because they don’t understand the difference between lust and love. It is only after time that they realize the person didn’t love them at all. So when there is grace they are free to get divorced.
Satan uses the things of the world to tempt people and lead them from God. Jesus takes the temptations that lead to sin and cancelled the crime by forgiving sin. When sin is forgiven then we can start our game of life over again and again.
Romans 5: 18&19, “So then, as the one sin condemned all mankind, in the same way the one righteous act sets all mankind free and gives them life. And just as all people were made sinners as the result of the disobedience of one man, in the same way they will all be put right with God as the result of the obedience of the one man.”
Being *** was the worst thing that ever happened to me, but it was also the best thing that happened to me. It humbled me and showed me that I could not win my game of life without Jesus. Being *** took away my pride and taught me the difference between right and wrong by teaching me the principle of grace. It helped me to understand the power of love. It helped me to stop being judgmental. It changed me into God’s servant. It helped me to listen to the Holy Spirit and to do God’s will in my life, because I was no longer allowing people to tell me what God’s will was for me.
My grandchildren love to play super heroes because it teaches them to do what is right. But God uses our inability to save ourselves to teach us how much we need Him in order to win our game of life. We are destined to fail, but with God’s help we will win.
Christian asked:
A free inspirational e-card is a wonderful way to spread the spirit of encouragement and love to your fellow believers as well as for those who do not believe. Free inspirational e-cards are written and thought of in a beautiful fashion that shares the love of Christ through a story or a poem. A free inspirational e-card works as a sharing tool and an encouragement all rolled into one. Free inspirational e-cards are truly the best option for any card that you can send but they are also cards that you can add your own flair to when you send one.
In order to add to a free inspirational e-card, you have to think about the person that you are sending it to. If this person knows the Lord, then you may want to write about how you have seen the Lord work in their life. Free inspirational e-cards are a place to voice your thoughts. In order to write a good free inspirational e-card, you must be connected to the persons heart that you are sending it to. Free inspirational e-cards are truly one of the ways to open your heart to someone and let them know how they have touched and affected your life.
The best way to pick a free inspirational e-card is to know who you are buying it for. Free inspirational e-cards come in many different shapes and sizes. This means that the person may receive it differently than another card that you will send. Try to find a free inspirational e-card that will say something specific to them. Free inspirational e-cards will speak volumes to a persons heart and soul if they are sent from the bottom of your heart. People will receive them well and love what you have to say to them in your free inspirational e-card.
A free inspirational e-card will help you share the Lord will someone also. As Christians we are supposed to be showing Christ in our actions. Free inspirational e-cards will help you do that. “And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.” (Acts 14:27) This will be a way to share your faith with an unbelieving world. It is also a way for you to share your love with those who are in your community.
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A free inspirational e-card is a wonderful way to spread the spirit of encouragement and love to your fellow believers as well as for those who do not believe. Free inspirational e-cards are written and thought of in a beautiful fashion that shares the love of Christ through a story or a poem. A free inspirational e-card works as a sharing tool and an encouragement all rolled into one. Free inspirational e-cards are truly the best option for any card that you can send but they are also cards that you can add your own flair to when you send one.
In order to add to a free inspirational e-card, you have to think about the person that you are sending it to. If this person knows the Lord, then you may want to write about how you have seen the Lord work in their life. Free inspirational e-cards are a place to voice your thoughts. In order to write a good free inspirational e-card, you must be connected to the persons heart that you are sending it to. Free inspirational e-cards are truly one of the ways to open your heart to someone and let them know how they have touched and affected your life.
The best way to pick a free inspirational e-card is to know who you are buying it for. Free inspirational e-cards come in many different shapes and sizes. This means that the person may receive it differently than another card that you will send. Try to find a free inspirational e-card that will say something specific to them. Free inspirational e-cards will speak volumes to a persons heart and soul if they are sent from the bottom of your heart. People will receive them well and love what you have to say to them in your free inspirational e-card.
A free inspirational e-card will help you share the Lord will someone also. As Christians we are supposed to be showing Christ in our actions. Free inspirational e-cards will help you do that. “And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.” (Acts 14:27) This will be a way to share your faith with an unbelieving world. It is also a way for you to share your love with those who are in your community.
For more information about free inspirational e-card, visit: http: //www.christianet.com/christianecards http://www.christianet.com/christianecards/inspirational http://www.christianet.com
Eileen Fleming asked:
[New Orleans, July 29, 2008] At the turn of the twentieth century as the palatial plantations up and down the Mississippi River became only a memory, thousands of former workers migrated to New Orleans as did immigrants, seamen, trappers, gamblers, hustlers, scholars and musicians. This convergence with the native population set the stage that birthed the free spirit of Jazz and opened a new frontier.
The Eagle Saloon, built in 1875 and known as the ‘delivery room’ of Jazz, had its roof blown off during The Storm of 2005. The second and third floors were ruined, but the original tin tile ceiling and Spanish tiled floors survived and the blues, the spirit and all that jazz re-ignites every Tuesday night lit by the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Blues and Jazz Band, featuring Guitar Slim, Jr., a showman extradonaire.
The son of Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones, Jr.’s first release earned him a Grammy nomination. Last Tuesday night, Jr., along with Blues Boy George on lead guitar, Anthony on bass and Milton on drums, received multiple standing ovations during their three-and-a-half hour nonstop renditions of BB King, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ray Charles, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Prince, gospel and more, during a private party at the Eagle which was arranged as a thanksgiving service by Pastor John E. Pierre, of the Living Witness Church of God in Christ on Oretha C. Haley Blvd, a three minute drive to the Eagle Saloon at 201 South Rampart Street.
Pastor Pierre and many in the heart of the Central City neighborhood, once a haven for drug dealers and prostitutes, demonstrated their gratitude and love for two teams of volunteers who had come to work in the heat of July alongside recovering addicts to demolish the old so as to bring in new opportunities for the formerly homeless men who commit to a year long residential boot camp known as the Nehemiah Restoration Project, just one of many community outreach programs provided by Living Witness.
The teams of committed Christians came on their own dime from the Crossings Church in Clermont, Florida and Cedar Brook of Wisconsin. It was the first mission trip for the newly established Crossings, but some from Wisconsin were on their sixth and eighth work pilgrimage of service to a community that The Storm of 2005 wrecked havoc upon. The volunteers all work alongside the men in recovery who are now building a barbershop and beauty parlor next door to the Living Witness Church of God.
The regal and patient Pastor Pierre informed me, “The bottom line for us is getting families back together and in strengthening the family. We have found that the effects of Hurricane Katrina have become a unifying source. The churches in this neighborhood came together when this area became a ghost town. My family had been evacuated to Houston and it wasn’t until October 2005 that my Deacon and I were able to return through the back door; by coming through the West Bank, [the area was still under Marshall Law and no freedom of movement was allowed]. It was stinking smelly all over the block; our roof had been torn apart when a tree fell upon it. There was phone and electricity, but still no water.
“I received a call from the Federal Government Health and Human Services Department and was informed that a pre-Katrina grant for Compassionate Capitol had been granted. I had forgotten all about it!
“Half of our church membership has been displaced and decent and affordable housing is still not up to speed. Then there is that double edged sword of the tourism and convention concerns claiming New Orleans is back for they paint a false picture. The French Quarter and St. Charles areas where the tourists go, didn’t receive much damage, but where the people live, the community that is New Orleans is stuck in a time warp. Our Government did not keep its promises.”
After the levees broke and President Bush spoke in Jackson Square, it was lit up by a generator, and when he was through; boom, boom, out went the lights again!
Ask NOT what our Government will do for the under served people who are the spirit of New Orleans, but what we the people of these United States can do to help heal them.
To have a great time and book a gig with the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Blues and Jazz Band, call Popagee at 504-861-2675 or 504-301-7088 and learn more:
http://www.nomhf.org/
To offer hands, feet and hearts to those who struggle with addictions and learn more about the program that has serviced over 900 men:
http://lwcss.org
[New Orleans, July 29, 2008] At the turn of the twentieth century as the palatial plantations up and down the Mississippi River became only a memory, thousands of former workers migrated to New Orleans as did immigrants, seamen, trappers, gamblers, hustlers, scholars and musicians. This convergence with the native population set the stage that birthed the free spirit of Jazz and opened a new frontier.
The Eagle Saloon, built in 1875 and known as the ‘delivery room’ of Jazz, had its roof blown off during The Storm of 2005. The second and third floors were ruined, but the original tin tile ceiling and Spanish tiled floors survived and the blues, the spirit and all that jazz re-ignites every Tuesday night lit by the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Blues and Jazz Band, featuring Guitar Slim, Jr., a showman extradonaire.
The son of Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones, Jr.’s first release earned him a Grammy nomination. Last Tuesday night, Jr., along with Blues Boy George on lead guitar, Anthony on bass and Milton on drums, received multiple standing ovations during their three-and-a-half hour nonstop renditions of BB King, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ray Charles, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Prince, gospel and more, during a private party at the Eagle which was arranged as a thanksgiving service by Pastor John E. Pierre, of the Living Witness Church of God in Christ on Oretha C. Haley Blvd, a three minute drive to the Eagle Saloon at 201 South Rampart Street.
Pastor Pierre and many in the heart of the Central City neighborhood, once a haven for drug dealers and prostitutes, demonstrated their gratitude and love for two teams of volunteers who had come to work in the heat of July alongside recovering addicts to demolish the old so as to bring in new opportunities for the formerly homeless men who commit to a year long residential boot camp known as the Nehemiah Restoration Project, just one of many community outreach programs provided by Living Witness.
The teams of committed Christians came on their own dime from the Crossings Church in Clermont, Florida and Cedar Brook of Wisconsin. It was the first mission trip for the newly established Crossings, but some from Wisconsin were on their sixth and eighth work pilgrimage of service to a community that The Storm of 2005 wrecked havoc upon. The volunteers all work alongside the men in recovery who are now building a barbershop and beauty parlor next door to the Living Witness Church of God.
The regal and patient Pastor Pierre informed me, “The bottom line for us is getting families back together and in strengthening the family. We have found that the effects of Hurricane Katrina have become a unifying source. The churches in this neighborhood came together when this area became a ghost town. My family had been evacuated to Houston and it wasn’t until October 2005 that my Deacon and I were able to return through the back door; by coming through the West Bank, [the area was still under Marshall Law and no freedom of movement was allowed]. It was stinking smelly all over the block; our roof had been torn apart when a tree fell upon it. There was phone and electricity, but still no water.
“I received a call from the Federal Government Health and Human Services Department and was informed that a pre-Katrina grant for Compassionate Capitol had been granted. I had forgotten all about it!
“Half of our church membership has been displaced and decent and affordable housing is still not up to speed. Then there is that double edged sword of the tourism and convention concerns claiming New Orleans is back for they paint a false picture. The French Quarter and St. Charles areas where the tourists go, didn’t receive much damage, but where the people live, the community that is New Orleans is stuck in a time warp. Our Government did not keep its promises.”
After the levees broke and President Bush spoke in Jackson Square, it was lit up by a generator, and when he was through; boom, boom, out went the lights again!
Ask NOT what our Government will do for the under served people who are the spirit of New Orleans, but what we the people of these United States can do to help heal them.
To have a great time and book a gig with the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Blues and Jazz Band, call Popagee at 504-861-2675 or 504-301-7088 and learn more:
http://www.nomhf.org/
To offer hands, feet and hearts to those who struggle with addictions and learn more about the program that has serviced over 900 men:
http://lwcss.org
DavidPaul Doyle asked:
Even though I could remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a kid, when I was an adult and thought about talking to God, what came to my mind was: “Who are you to think that you can talk to God?” But the truth is, who am I not to? Who are YOU not to? When we think, “Who am I to talk to God?” we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. So even though the thought might arise, “who am I to think that I can talk to the Holy Spirit?” it is important to remember that it is just a thought. It’s just something that arises within your mind when you entertain the thought of connecting with God’s Voice.
There are lots of thoughts that arise just like that: “Talking to the Holy Spirit is impossible. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that only very Holy people can do. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that takes years and years of devotion and dedication.” All of these thoughts are untrue and keep you from connecting with the Holy Spirit in your life.
When you begin to think about talking to God and hearing His Voice, become aware of what thoughts arise. If you become afraid at the thought of talking to God, that just means that a thought has arisen within your mind that caused you to become fearful. A fear thought could be as simple as, “I’ll never be able to hear the Holy Spirit.” It could be a thought that says, “I’m not worthy of talking to God. God would never talk to me.” It could be, “Look at all the things that I have said and done. Why would God bother with me?”
Allow yourself to become aware of the thoughts that arise when you think about joining with God in the Holy Spirit in dialogue. Do your best to notice those thoughts, emotions, or beliefs as lovingly and kindly as you can. They are just thoughts that arise. They are not the truth. They are not a reflection of you. They’re just thoughts that arise, these little flea bites that distract you for a moment. When you notice them for what they really are and respond to them with truth, love, and kindness, you are free to continue to focus on your connection with God.
Let’s say, for example, that you have the thought: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” You can then remember: “Oh yeah, who am I NOT to? It’s my job to be connected with God in the Holy Spirit. That’s my job. That’s all God and the Holy Spirit would ask of me. Who am I not to?”
Or you have the thought: “Why would God want to talk to me?” You can respond, “Because God created me and God only sees my perfection. God wants nothing more than to talk with me through the Holy Spirit.”
“I’m not worthy. I’ve done these things, said these things, or thought these things. I’m not worthy to talk to God,” and you remind yourself, “God just loves. God wants to be in communication with me.”
Whatever thoughts arise, allow yourself to respond to them with Love and Truth. You know the truth in your heart. You know that God only loves you and wants to be in communication with you. So when you have the thought: “Oh, I’ve done these things or said these things. God does not want to communicate with me” you can remember, “Actually, God only loves me,” and continue to move past that thought or move on from that bug bite. Allow yourself to continue to move in the direction of connecting with God in the Holy Spirit. It’s as if you are maneuvering your way around these little distractions or obstacles, the little thoughts that arise, but you respond lovingly to them and remain on the pathway to God.
There is nothing that can stop you from getting to God. There is nothing that can keep you from your Father. Even if you’re not sure how to respond with the truth to a thought that arises, just remind yourself, “Nothing can keep me from my Creator,” and continue to move along on that path.
Since it is only a thought that can keep you from hearing God’s Voice, let yourself notice what thoughts have arisen in the past few minutes. Make note of the thoughts that sound familiar or the thoughts that have come to your mind and allow yourself in the next few days to continue to become more and more aware of what thoughts come up when you think about talking with God in the Holy Spirit. Really look at each thought and allow a truthful response to each one to come to you so that you know no matter what thought arises, there is nothing that can keep you from having a relationship with God and God’s Voice in your life. Focus on this in the next few days and find out how much more connected you feel to God in the Holy Spirit in doing so.
Even though I could remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a kid, when I was an adult and thought about talking to God, what came to my mind was: “Who are you to think that you can talk to God?” But the truth is, who am I not to? Who are YOU not to? When we think, “Who am I to talk to God?” we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. So even though the thought might arise, “who am I to think that I can talk to the Holy Spirit?” it is important to remember that it is just a thought. It’s just something that arises within your mind when you entertain the thought of connecting with God’s Voice.
There are lots of thoughts that arise just like that: “Talking to the Holy Spirit is impossible. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that only very Holy people can do. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that takes years and years of devotion and dedication.” All of these thoughts are untrue and keep you from connecting with the Holy Spirit in your life.
When you begin to think about talking to God and hearing His Voice, become aware of what thoughts arise. If you become afraid at the thought of talking to God, that just means that a thought has arisen within your mind that caused you to become fearful. A fear thought could be as simple as, “I’ll never be able to hear the Holy Spirit.” It could be a thought that says, “I’m not worthy of talking to God. God would never talk to me.” It could be, “Look at all the things that I have said and done. Why would God bother with me?”
Allow yourself to become aware of the thoughts that arise when you think about joining with God in the Holy Spirit in dialogue. Do your best to notice those thoughts, emotions, or beliefs as lovingly and kindly as you can. They are just thoughts that arise. They are not the truth. They are not a reflection of you. They’re just thoughts that arise, these little flea bites that distract you for a moment. When you notice them for what they really are and respond to them with truth, love, and kindness, you are free to continue to focus on your connection with God.
Let’s say, for example, that you have the thought: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” You can then remember: “Oh yeah, who am I NOT to? It’s my job to be connected with God in the Holy Spirit. That’s my job. That’s all God and the Holy Spirit would ask of me. Who am I not to?”
Or you have the thought: “Why would God want to talk to me?” You can respond, “Because God created me and God only sees my perfection. God wants nothing more than to talk with me through the Holy Spirit.”
“I’m not worthy. I’ve done these things, said these things, or thought these things. I’m not worthy to talk to God,” and you remind yourself, “God just loves. God wants to be in communication with me.”
Whatever thoughts arise, allow yourself to respond to them with Love and Truth. You know the truth in your heart. You know that God only loves you and wants to be in communication with you. So when you have the thought: “Oh, I’ve done these things or said these things. God does not want to communicate with me” you can remember, “Actually, God only loves me,” and continue to move past that thought or move on from that bug bite. Allow yourself to continue to move in the direction of connecting with God in the Holy Spirit. It’s as if you are maneuvering your way around these little distractions or obstacles, the little thoughts that arise, but you respond lovingly to them and remain on the pathway to God.
There is nothing that can stop you from getting to God. There is nothing that can keep you from your Father. Even if you’re not sure how to respond with the truth to a thought that arises, just remind yourself, “Nothing can keep me from my Creator,” and continue to move along on that path.
Since it is only a thought that can keep you from hearing God’s Voice, let yourself notice what thoughts have arisen in the past few minutes. Make note of the thoughts that sound familiar or the thoughts that have come to your mind and allow yourself in the next few days to continue to become more and more aware of what thoughts come up when you think about talking with God in the Holy Spirit. Really look at each thought and allow a truthful response to each one to come to you so that you know no matter what thought arises, there is nothing that can keep you from having a relationship with God and God’s Voice in your life. Focus on this in the next few days and find out how much more connected you feel to God in the Holy Spirit in doing so.
DavidPaul Doyle asked:
Even though I can remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a child, when I became older and thought about talking to God, what came to mind was: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” But the truth is, who was I not to? Who are YOU not to?
When we think, “Who am I to talk to God?” we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. Even though the thought may cross our minds, “who am I to think that I can talk to the Holy Spirit?” it is important to remember that it is just a thought. It’s just something that arises within your mind when you entertain the thought of connecting with God or the Holy Spirit.
There are lots of thoughts that arise just like that: “Talking to the Holy Spirit is impossible. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that only special or very pious people can do. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that takes years and years of hard work and devotion to accomplish.” All of these thoughts are untrue and keep you from connecting with the Holy Spirit in your life.
When you begin to think about talking to God and hearing His Voice, become aware of what thoughts come to mind. If you become afraid at the thought of talking to God, that just means that a thought has arisen within your mind that caused you to become fearful. A fear thought could be as simple as, “I’ll never be able to hear the Holy Spirit.” It could be a thought that says, “I’m not worthy of talking to God. God would never talk to me.” It could be, “Look at all the things that I have said and done. Why would God bother with me?”
Allow yourself to become aware of the thoughts that arise within you when you contemplate joining with God in dialogue. Do your best to notice those thoughts, emotions, or beliefs as lovingly and kindly as you can. They are just thoughts that arise. They are not the truth. They are not a reflection of you. They’re just thoughts that arise, these little flea bites that distract you for a moment. When you notice them for what they really are and respond to them with truth, love, and kindness, you are free to continue to focus on your connection with God instead.
Let’s say you have the thought: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” You can then remember: “Oh yeah, who am I NOT to? It’s my job to be connected with God and the Holy Spirit. That is my job. That is all God and the Holy Spirit would ask of me. Who am I not to?”
Or you have the thought: “Why would God want to talk to me?” You can respond, “Because God created me and God only sees my perfection. God wants nothing more than to talk with me through the Holy Spirit.”
“I’m not worthy. I’ve done these things, said these things, or thought these things. I’m not worthy to talk to God,” and you remind yourself, “God just loves. God wants to be in communication with me.”
Whatever thoughts arise, allow yourself to respond to them with Love and Truth. You know the truth in your heart. You know that God only loves you and wants to be in communication with you. So when you have the thought: “Oh, I’ve done these things or said these things. God does not want to communicate with me” you can remember, “Actually, God only loves me,” and continue to move past that thought or move on from that bug bite. Allow yourself to continue to move in the direction of connecting with God in the Holy Spirit. It’s as if you are maneuvering your way around these little distractions or obstacles, the little thoughts that arise, but you respond lovingly to them and remain on the pathway to God.
There is nothing that can stop you from connecting with God. There is nothing that can keep you from your Creator. Even if you’re not sure how to respond with the truth to a thought that arises, just remind yourself, “Nothing can keep me from God,” and continue to move along on that path.
Since it is only a thought that can keep you from hearing God’s Voice, let yourself notice what thoughts have arisen in the past few minutes. Make note of the thoughts that sound familiar or the thoughts that have come to your mind and allow yourself in the next few days to continue to become more and more aware of what thoughts come up when you think about talking with God and the Holy Spirit. Really look at each thought and allow a truthful response to each one to come to you so that you know no matter what thought arises, there is nothing that can keep you from having a relationship with God and God’s Voice in your life. Focus on this in the next few days and find out how much more connected you feel to God and the Holy Spirit in doing so.
Even though I can remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a child, when I became older and thought about talking to God, what came to mind was: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” But the truth is, who was I not to? Who are YOU not to?
When we think, “Who am I to talk to God?” we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. Even though the thought may cross our minds, “who am I to think that I can talk to the Holy Spirit?” it is important to remember that it is just a thought. It’s just something that arises within your mind when you entertain the thought of connecting with God or the Holy Spirit.
There are lots of thoughts that arise just like that: “Talking to the Holy Spirit is impossible. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that only special or very pious people can do. Talking to the Holy Spirit is something that takes years and years of hard work and devotion to accomplish.” All of these thoughts are untrue and keep you from connecting with the Holy Spirit in your life.
When you begin to think about talking to God and hearing His Voice, become aware of what thoughts come to mind. If you become afraid at the thought of talking to God, that just means that a thought has arisen within your mind that caused you to become fearful. A fear thought could be as simple as, “I’ll never be able to hear the Holy Spirit.” It could be a thought that says, “I’m not worthy of talking to God. God would never talk to me.” It could be, “Look at all the things that I have said and done. Why would God bother with me?”
Allow yourself to become aware of the thoughts that arise within you when you contemplate joining with God in dialogue. Do your best to notice those thoughts, emotions, or beliefs as lovingly and kindly as you can. They are just thoughts that arise. They are not the truth. They are not a reflection of you. They’re just thoughts that arise, these little flea bites that distract you for a moment. When you notice them for what they really are and respond to them with truth, love, and kindness, you are free to continue to focus on your connection with God instead.
Let’s say you have the thought: “Who am I to think that I can talk to God?” You can then remember: “Oh yeah, who am I NOT to? It’s my job to be connected with God and the Holy Spirit. That is my job. That is all God and the Holy Spirit would ask of me. Who am I not to?”
Or you have the thought: “Why would God want to talk to me?” You can respond, “Because God created me and God only sees my perfection. God wants nothing more than to talk with me through the Holy Spirit.”
“I’m not worthy. I’ve done these things, said these things, or thought these things. I’m not worthy to talk to God,” and you remind yourself, “God just loves. God wants to be in communication with me.”
Whatever thoughts arise, allow yourself to respond to them with Love and Truth. You know the truth in your heart. You know that God only loves you and wants to be in communication with you. So when you have the thought: “Oh, I’ve done these things or said these things. God does not want to communicate with me” you can remember, “Actually, God only loves me,” and continue to move past that thought or move on from that bug bite. Allow yourself to continue to move in the direction of connecting with God in the Holy Spirit. It’s as if you are maneuvering your way around these little distractions or obstacles, the little thoughts that arise, but you respond lovingly to them and remain on the pathway to God.
There is nothing that can stop you from connecting with God. There is nothing that can keep you from your Creator. Even if you’re not sure how to respond with the truth to a thought that arises, just remind yourself, “Nothing can keep me from God,” and continue to move along on that path.
Since it is only a thought that can keep you from hearing God’s Voice, let yourself notice what thoughts have arisen in the past few minutes. Make note of the thoughts that sound familiar or the thoughts that have come to your mind and allow yourself in the next few days to continue to become more and more aware of what thoughts come up when you think about talking with God and the Holy Spirit. Really look at each thought and allow a truthful response to each one to come to you so that you know no matter what thought arises, there is nothing that can keep you from having a relationship with God and God’s Voice in your life. Focus on this in the next few days and find out how much more connected you feel to God and the Holy Spirit in doing so.
Venoy Joseph asked:
Heaven and hell is as real as the life of humans on the face of this earth . you
may deny it ignore it but God has kept a day of judgement for all humans either for peace or for suffering , eternal . This is baffling because how would God allow something he created for eternal suffering . you can understand this on the fact that we were created in place of worshiping angels who denied God as the boss and where thrown out from heaven .This fallen angels were not put to death but banished and they are governing the world through the human minds . The intellectual mind should therefore separate the working of God’s spirit or of the working of these fallen angels through human minds.
You may say that god is running the world but the fact is God runs and governs those life who seeks him and other lives are governed by these fallen angels , that’s the reason there are many signs and wonders in the face of the earth which always is not from God . God had created this fallen angels , they were not some ordinary beings but beings bestowed with beauty, worshipping qualities and you can imagine the extent of qualities if God woud have created them for his worship . They would have been the best in their job but they fell from heaven because of denieying God the due worship.
Now these fallen angels are ruling the world as you can see the root of evil in the society, murder , **** , religious animosity , **** , envy etc .Even a fool can say who rules when such evil are predominantly prevalent in the society and let us refer to them as evil spirits . These evil spirits are real crafty , they try to rule the heart and minds of people and they invest great powers on them that seek these wicked spirits . Thus you can see lot of miracles happen without God’s intervention . Now people who operate with the evil spirits or under spiritual influence do not know they are working with evil spirits as these spirits obviously donot not reveal themselves to their reciepient , and therefore every miracle may not be signatured by God but it is otherwise and your intellectual mind has to distinguish it .
The wicked spirits have one aim to deviate man’s mind to any worship other than God’s worship and this he will do by hook or crook . Wicked spirits make themselves freely available to man either by seeking them any way other than what God has prescribed or from a guru to his shish . Actually , he is interested in the destruction of man as he is doomed for hell . Man is precious and the evil spirits would want for man the future he is destined for , hell .That which is ugly , unholy , unrighteous you can find at all places and there these evil spirits dwell i.e commonly found .
The opposite of the evil spirits is the holy spirits , these work for the enlargement of God’s kingdom on the face of earth and operate within the framework of God’s rules. These holy spirits help & strenghten those who seek God and try to govern lives which surrender to these holy spirits . With so much evil in the face of the earth a helper has to be there to stand for man to build and soothe him i.e what the holy spirit does . He is very gentle and does not force himself on any humans . Holy spirit help man to come nearer to god and walk a life that is in accordance with God . His presence make us complete in God and reveals more about God . Holy spirit is the pathway to heaven , we cannot know God without his spirit . so, without Holy spirit we cannot have salvation and we cannot have the correct revelation of God.
Holy spirit is the key to what god wants us to be , he is a person who reqests your permission to meddle in your life in whatever circumstances you are in .He will make us perfect vessel’s of God , correcting us , directing us , whispering in our ears , strenghthening us and being the best friend one wants him to be . No friend is truer than holy spirit in the face of the earth and take my word for it when god provides a friend he would be the best.
As i said man is a spirit and therefore a spirit can impinge on man’s spirit and can influence his life tremendously . If God had created a spirit for man’s well being , how immense a good – Holyspirit can do , you can imaginealso how much damage an evil spirit can do if he is bent on destroying the man kind , his replica . Holy spirit the power of god in the face of the earth has much to do with moulding lives and transfering them into god’s kind of vessels . evil spirits are random and act on all people without Man’s wish , by governing their mind , body and spirit – mind, motivate it to think and do wrong – body, give deaseas and pain – spirit , take it anyhow far away from god and making the spirit as evil spirits doomed for hell . Holy spirit can correct all the wrong done by evils . He always directs the mind to do good and what is pleasing to god , he can heal any deaseas known to man even aids and he is the key to heaven .
God has created the heaven and the earth , sea , mountains , animals , plants , humans etc and all was planned and with a purpose . Nothing you see on the face of this earth is for just like that , all was designed by the expert designer , God . He has set rules for all the things he has made espescially for humans being his precious beings . How to worship him and please him as he has choosen us for his worship . He has given rules to man in this purposeful world for achieving salvation and coming nearer to him , the creater . One cannot overlook these rules to achieve salvation . Man can make means and methods and try to reach god through religion but really religion has created so vast a diffrences among men that nothing can smash the ugly religious barrier .
God did not create any religion , infact man has created religion to reach God . Any effort made by man to reach God would be a failure because God is not reachable unless man is free from sin . when God wants man to worship him he would want a holy man and that rule can only be provided by God . How to keep your holiness intact always and reach God ? These is where intellectual mind comes to play to find out that way provided by God for mankind . If God wanted man to worship him and reach out for him than he decides rule and methods for it and no man can snatch from God his prerogative .
Man created religion and it seems as if man has snatched from God his right to decide for man his way of worship . Lastly God has created man to live in unity and in love but we know that in the history of mankind, religion is the one main factor that has aroused such hatreds , envy and war that nothing else can come nearer to it.
God has created this earth , its his business , his bread and butter , as economy is the main interest of any business , so man is God’s main interest . The competitors of God’s business are the evil spirits , the fallen angels , snatching man from God to hell , as evil spirits are doomed for hell . The intellectual man should distinguish the right from wrong and decide what is of God and what is of evil , God shows from time to time his power in the face of the earth . God has great problem solving capablities and he can heal any deseas by the power of his holy spririt and one thing more of God is his uniformity . God would not manifest himself in one way in Australia and in another way in Uganda . God reveals himself to mankind in many forms search for it , look for God’s presence . You may believe something for life about God but think of its crediblity and its universal acceptance . God is not a God of a race or of any particular sect he responds to all who calls according to his rules and will . Any rule that is only true to your sect , religion or group and is not universally accepted is a farce . You may drink something thinking it to be holy but if it is poison it would surely kill you . Search on tv , internet , paper and any other media , God obviously uses these to reveal himself .
Time is running out , God’s day is not very far , it is too near than anybody can imagine , choose your destiny either heaven , eternal peace or hell , eternal damnation where the evil spirits are already destined for . Only you can change your destiny search and choose God’s way of life then you will be saved . Life on heaven and hell exists , it is very real as the life on the face of this earth , the only difference is the body , but the intellect and the spirit remains the same . With so much stockpiles of nuclear and other wmd weapons , which can destroy the world number of times over , this reality makes the delluge more real . Wars , earthquakes , typhoons etc are God’s way to show mankind that life will not go on for ever and ever , shape your future before god call’s it a day .
God loves mankind more than anything in this face of the earth so he wants all men to come under his umbrella of protection . God’s day will come like a thief , heavens will disappear with a roar and elements will be destroyed by fire , earth and everything in it will be laid bare , this is God’s word and it will not pass away without being fulfilled . This extract is written from Bible’s point of view . So , if you liked this article suggest your friends to read this and do reply to me at
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Heaven and hell is as real as the life of humans on the face of this earth . you
may deny it ignore it but God has kept a day of judgement for all humans either for peace or for suffering , eternal . This is baffling because how would God allow something he created for eternal suffering . you can understand this on the fact that we were created in place of worshiping angels who denied God as the boss and where thrown out from heaven .This fallen angels were not put to death but banished and they are governing the world through the human minds . The intellectual mind should therefore separate the working of God’s spirit or of the working of these fallen angels through human minds.
You may say that god is running the world but the fact is God runs and governs those life who seeks him and other lives are governed by these fallen angels , that’s the reason there are many signs and wonders in the face of the earth which always is not from God . God had created this fallen angels , they were not some ordinary beings but beings bestowed with beauty, worshipping qualities and you can imagine the extent of qualities if God woud have created them for his worship . They would have been the best in their job but they fell from heaven because of denieying God the due worship.
Now these fallen angels are ruling the world as you can see the root of evil in the society, murder , **** , religious animosity , **** , envy etc .Even a fool can say who rules when such evil are predominantly prevalent in the society and let us refer to them as evil spirits . These evil spirits are real crafty , they try to rule the heart and minds of people and they invest great powers on them that seek these wicked spirits . Thus you can see lot of miracles happen without God’s intervention . Now people who operate with the evil spirits or under spiritual influence do not know they are working with evil spirits as these spirits obviously donot not reveal themselves to their reciepient , and therefore every miracle may not be signatured by God but it is otherwise and your intellectual mind has to distinguish it .
The wicked spirits have one aim to deviate man’s mind to any worship other than God’s worship and this he will do by hook or crook . Wicked spirits make themselves freely available to man either by seeking them any way other than what God has prescribed or from a guru to his shish . Actually , he is interested in the destruction of man as he is doomed for hell . Man is precious and the evil spirits would want for man the future he is destined for , hell .That which is ugly , unholy , unrighteous you can find at all places and there these evil spirits dwell i.e commonly found .
The opposite of the evil spirits is the holy spirits , these work for the enlargement of God’s kingdom on the face of earth and operate within the framework of God’s rules. These holy spirits help & strenghten those who seek God and try to govern lives which surrender to these holy spirits . With so much evil in the face of the earth a helper has to be there to stand for man to build and soothe him i.e what the holy spirit does . He is very gentle and does not force himself on any humans . Holy spirit help man to come nearer to god and walk a life that is in accordance with God . His presence make us complete in God and reveals more about God . Holy spirit is the pathway to heaven , we cannot know God without his spirit . so, without Holy spirit we cannot have salvation and we cannot have the correct revelation of God.
Holy spirit is the key to what god wants us to be , he is a person who reqests your permission to meddle in your life in whatever circumstances you are in .He will make us perfect vessel’s of God , correcting us , directing us , whispering in our ears , strenghthening us and being the best friend one wants him to be . No friend is truer than holy spirit in the face of the earth and take my word for it when god provides a friend he would be the best.
As i said man is a spirit and therefore a spirit can impinge on man’s spirit and can influence his life tremendously . If God had created a spirit for man’s well being , how immense a good – Holyspirit can do , you can imaginealso how much damage an evil spirit can do if he is bent on destroying the man kind , his replica . Holy spirit the power of god in the face of the earth has much to do with moulding lives and transfering them into god’s kind of vessels . evil spirits are random and act on all people without Man’s wish , by governing their mind , body and spirit – mind, motivate it to think and do wrong – body, give deaseas and pain – spirit , take it anyhow far away from god and making the spirit as evil spirits doomed for hell . Holy spirit can correct all the wrong done by evils . He always directs the mind to do good and what is pleasing to god , he can heal any deaseas known to man even aids and he is the key to heaven .
God has created the heaven and the earth , sea , mountains , animals , plants , humans etc and all was planned and with a purpose . Nothing you see on the face of this earth is for just like that , all was designed by the expert designer , God . He has set rules for all the things he has made espescially for humans being his precious beings . How to worship him and please him as he has choosen us for his worship . He has given rules to man in this purposeful world for achieving salvation and coming nearer to him , the creater . One cannot overlook these rules to achieve salvation . Man can make means and methods and try to reach god through religion but really religion has created so vast a diffrences among men that nothing can smash the ugly religious barrier .
God did not create any religion , infact man has created religion to reach God . Any effort made by man to reach God would be a failure because God is not reachable unless man is free from sin . when God wants man to worship him he would want a holy man and that rule can only be provided by God . How to keep your holiness intact always and reach God ? These is where intellectual mind comes to play to find out that way provided by God for mankind . If God wanted man to worship him and reach out for him than he decides rule and methods for it and no man can snatch from God his prerogative .
Man created religion and it seems as if man has snatched from God his right to decide for man his way of worship . Lastly God has created man to live in unity and in love but we know that in the history of mankind, religion is the one main factor that has aroused such hatreds , envy and war that nothing else can come nearer to it.
God has created this earth , its his business , his bread and butter , as economy is the main interest of any business , so man is God’s main interest . The competitors of God’s business are the evil spirits , the fallen angels , snatching man from God to hell , as evil spirits are doomed for hell . The intellectual man should distinguish the right from wrong and decide what is of God and what is of evil , God shows from time to time his power in the face of the earth . God has great problem solving capablities and he can heal any deseas by the power of his holy spririt and one thing more of God is his uniformity . God would not manifest himself in one way in Australia and in another way in Uganda . God reveals himself to mankind in many forms search for it , look for God’s presence . You may believe something for life about God but think of its crediblity and its universal acceptance . God is not a God of a race or of any particular sect he responds to all who calls according to his rules and will . Any rule that is only true to your sect , religion or group and is not universally accepted is a farce . You may drink something thinking it to be holy but if it is poison it would surely kill you . Search on tv , internet , paper and any other media , God obviously uses these to reveal himself .
Time is running out , God’s day is not very far , it is too near than anybody can imagine , choose your destiny either heaven , eternal peace or hell , eternal damnation where the evil spirits are already destined for . Only you can change your destiny search and choose God’s way of life then you will be saved . Life on heaven and hell exists , it is very real as the life on the face of this earth , the only difference is the body , but the intellect and the spirit remains the same . With so much stockpiles of nuclear and other wmd weapons , which can destroy the world number of times over , this reality makes the delluge more real . Wars , earthquakes , typhoons etc are God’s way to show mankind that life will not go on for ever and ever , shape your future before god call’s it a day .
God loves mankind more than anything in this face of the earth so he wants all men to come under his umbrella of protection . God’s day will come like a thief , heavens will disappear with a roar and elements will be destroyed by fire , earth and everything in it will be laid bare , this is God’s word and it will not pass away without being fulfilled . This extract is written from Bible’s point of view . So , if you liked this article suggest your friends to read this and do reply to me at
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anonymous asked:
As the loss of a loved one can be one of the greatest challenges in life and connecting to with spirit can be a life changing experience. Whether you lose a loved one, a relationship or a job, most people feel some degree of grief when such an event occurs. Mediumship provides just one of the tools to help come to terms with the loss in a positive manner.
“As a Medium, I deliver more than messages,” Amirah says, “I help to confirm that once our physical body dies, our ’spirit’ lives on, and that we as spirits remain connected to relatives, friends and loved ones.”
In the case of the loss of a loved one, especially a spouse, the feeling of loneliness and concern for the future can be emotionally devastating. While grief is a normal and usually healthy response to loss, it can become unhealthy and counterproductive if it persists too long. Do you believe that grief is a feeling that cannot or should not be changed?
Susan contacted me initially because a close friend passed away and she was having problems moving on with her own life. She still felt the depression and pain of the tragic loss but felt ready to make some changes. Any skepticism Susan had about the process soon faded when her friend expressed things only they would know.
Release Guilt, Shame and Blame
Susan wanted answers to questions that plagued her. She wanted to know why her friend committed ******* and what he was doing now. She received that and more. Her friend communicated things that would happen and they did. Within a week Susan received validation to promises her friend made to her and got closure. She was now ready to move on with her life.
Forgive Yourself and the Deceased
Those who died a violent death (suicide, accident or murder) can still be earthbound. They need energetic help to take their next step along their path. You can send healing from this side of the veil to assist them in the process. In healing yourself, you heal others.
Time to Let Go
Susan didn’t know what it meant to reprogram or clear her energy. But, she did know she was lethargic with heavy depression due to her loss. Although skeptical, Susan was ready to make some changes. She was ready to finally LET GO. She was ready to allow things that were meant to HAPPEN come into her life!
Activate Hope and Faith for the Future
Later the same day, after the energy clearing, Susan felt better. She didn’t do anything different; she just felt more positive and lighter. Connecting to her friend gave her closure. She regained faith in herself. She felt hopeful again and enthusiasm for life began to bubble up from within.
Confirmation of Life After Death
As the week progressed, Susan continued to receive validation of her friend’s promises to her. Things actually happened as Amirah communicated they would. There is comfort in knowing that life continues after our spirit leaves our body.
Resolve Unfinished Business
After life communication helps you reclaim your right to live fully while helping the departed spirit go on with its own journey. When you know you can continue to communicate and resolve unfinished business, if frees you up to live fully.
Reclaiming Your Life
Susan didn’t think this could all happen so quickly and felt she could never do it alone. This was a turning point for her though as she received answers and information needed to live a happier life.
“If I can help people connect with a deeper part of themselves or someone on the other side, and bring more peace, comfort and possibly closure, then I’ve done my job.” – AMIRAH
As the loss of a loved one can be one of the greatest challenges in life and connecting to with spirit can be a life changing experience. Whether you lose a loved one, a relationship or a job, most people feel some degree of grief when such an event occurs. Mediumship provides just one of the tools to help come to terms with the loss in a positive manner.
“As a Medium, I deliver more than messages,” Amirah says, “I help to confirm that once our physical body dies, our ’spirit’ lives on, and that we as spirits remain connected to relatives, friends and loved ones.”
In the case of the loss of a loved one, especially a spouse, the feeling of loneliness and concern for the future can be emotionally devastating. While grief is a normal and usually healthy response to loss, it can become unhealthy and counterproductive if it persists too long. Do you believe that grief is a feeling that cannot or should not be changed?
Susan contacted me initially because a close friend passed away and she was having problems moving on with her own life. She still felt the depression and pain of the tragic loss but felt ready to make some changes. Any skepticism Susan had about the process soon faded when her friend expressed things only they would know.
Release Guilt, Shame and Blame
Susan wanted answers to questions that plagued her. She wanted to know why her friend committed ******* and what he was doing now. She received that and more. Her friend communicated things that would happen and they did. Within a week Susan received validation to promises her friend made to her and got closure. She was now ready to move on with her life.
Forgive Yourself and the Deceased
Those who died a violent death (suicide, accident or murder) can still be earthbound. They need energetic help to take their next step along their path. You can send healing from this side of the veil to assist them in the process. In healing yourself, you heal others.
Time to Let Go
Susan didn’t know what it meant to reprogram or clear her energy. But, she did know she was lethargic with heavy depression due to her loss. Although skeptical, Susan was ready to make some changes. She was ready to finally LET GO. She was ready to allow things that were meant to HAPPEN come into her life!
Activate Hope and Faith for the Future
Later the same day, after the energy clearing, Susan felt better. She didn’t do anything different; she just felt more positive and lighter. Connecting to her friend gave her closure. She regained faith in herself. She felt hopeful again and enthusiasm for life began to bubble up from within.
Confirmation of Life After Death
As the week progressed, Susan continued to receive validation of her friend’s promises to her. Things actually happened as Amirah communicated they would. There is comfort in knowing that life continues after our spirit leaves our body.
Resolve Unfinished Business
After life communication helps you reclaim your right to live fully while helping the departed spirit go on with its own journey. When you know you can continue to communicate and resolve unfinished business, if frees you up to live fully.
Reclaiming Your Life
Susan didn’t think this could all happen so quickly and felt she could never do it alone. This was a turning point for her though as she received answers and information needed to live a happier life.
“If I can help people connect with a deeper part of themselves or someone on the other side, and bring more peace, comfort and possibly closure, then I’ve done my job.” – AMIRAH
Linda Dipman asked:
Many of today’s theologians refuse to talk about Satan. They would rather blame all evil on people and sin. Today I wish to enlighten the world and the great historians and teachers of the Bible about how Satan uses evil spirits to manipulate people into doing his will.
In order to understand our world we must realize that evil doesn’t just come to life through ideas spurred on by human desires. Take the temptation of Adam and Eve. Satan took on the form of a snake to get them to eat the apple.
God speaks to their first born child, Cain and tells Cain that he needs to master sin and he must not allow it to control him. Cain had to line up his free will with God’s will. God wanted him to walk through this world free from the temptations of Satan.
Genesis 4: 6&7, “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face? If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it.”
This story reveals the unseen world of the game of life. An unseen world where forces rise up and want to persuade a person to choose to sin. A battle that takes on any worldly form or a still small voice inside a person’s head to give a person a choice of which path he or she wishes to follow.
This is the very reason why it is so important to understand that we are in a life game. To win we must understand how our enemy, Satan, intends to fight against us.
Let me begin this story at the beginning. First our world was once perfect, but when Eve chose to give into temptation everything changed. Evil was released into the world in order to fulfill God’s words. And a new world emerged presenting people with the ability to choose evil.
Genesis 2:16&17 “He told him, ‘You may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden, except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day.’”
When freewill came into play our world changed. People began to take the perfect world that God created and change it into a world where people became the creators.
Now God was no longer King. Satan was thrown down from heaven with a third of all angels to wage a battle with the sons of God. Satan became the king of the earth. He was given the power to release evil into the world in order to present all people with a choice.
A complete illustration of how temptation works is revealed when Jesus receives the Holy Spirit after being baptized by John the Baptist. Satan tempts Jesus and preys on the weaknesses that all human beings are given in this world.
This also shows how easy it is to persuade man to live in this world for themselves and not for God. You see fear is the biggest enemy of people. This happens when we think of the ‘what if’ of life that we can’t control.
When we let go of our faith in God, we give into the world and how it can protect us through the things of this world. Things like power, wealth and manmade securities.
For instance we can’t produce bread out of thin air, we must work for it. Sometimes we fear not having enough work, so we work in excess to achieve the freedom that wealth provides. This is the very weapon Satan will use to get God’s children to deny their faith and give into sin.
Another corrupting force used by Satan is power. Because he is the ruler of this world he can put people in powerful places. As a result he is the god of earth and when we follow him we become subject to his will. This is the reason why people have been persuaded to follow gods that are not gods.
The Last thing that Satan tempted Jesus with was his human life. Satan tried to trick him into committing *******. If He could get Jesus to leave this world then God would never be able to win.
No longer would the children of God have the easy access to the Holy Spirit and the power the Spirit gives to help people to win their game for Christ. The Holy Spirit is our quick access to revealing which path God wants us to take and the supernatural powers we need to fight off the attacks of Satan.
John 14:16&17, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you.”
Because our world is imperfect, Satan has the power to corrupt people from the inside of their heads. He has the power to lead them astray by making them serve the world and the things of the world.
This is the reason why all forms of evil are found in this world. Evil that leads to murder, sexual sins, greed and anything that leads a person astray. To do it the world’s way is to lose our purpose and the knowledge of which side we are to take in our battle to win the game of life.
Just in case you are reading this article apart from my earlier articles let me begin by stating that God used the typewriter to talk to me. He always ended every typed message with these words. “My Ways Are Not Human Ways, Trust In Me. Pray for protection from Satan! God Has Spoken.”
From the temptation of Satan to my very own life, God showed me how the game of life is fought. In order to win I needed to ask for protection to aid me in my quest to win this world for God.
In order to follow God we must allow Him to influence our lives by how we think inside our brain. We must read our Bible. We must learn to pray so we will be able to conquer the tests of life that tempt us into doing evil to each other.
When you are in a life game you must choose a side. You cannot do this world all on your own separated from God’s purpose for your being. Understanding that we will be tested by Satan helps us to not give into temptation. It ultimately gives us the power to win our life game for God and good.
Many of today’s theologians refuse to talk about Satan. They would rather blame all evil on people and sin. Today I wish to enlighten the world and the great historians and teachers of the Bible about how Satan uses evil spirits to manipulate people into doing his will.
In order to understand our world we must realize that evil doesn’t just come to life through ideas spurred on by human desires. Take the temptation of Adam and Eve. Satan took on the form of a snake to get them to eat the apple.
God speaks to their first born child, Cain and tells Cain that he needs to master sin and he must not allow it to control him. Cain had to line up his free will with God’s will. God wanted him to walk through this world free from the temptations of Satan.
Genesis 4: 6&7, “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face? If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it.”
This story reveals the unseen world of the game of life. An unseen world where forces rise up and want to persuade a person to choose to sin. A battle that takes on any worldly form or a still small voice inside a person’s head to give a person a choice of which path he or she wishes to follow.
This is the very reason why it is so important to understand that we are in a life game. To win we must understand how our enemy, Satan, intends to fight against us.
Let me begin this story at the beginning. First our world was once perfect, but when Eve chose to give into temptation everything changed. Evil was released into the world in order to fulfill God’s words. And a new world emerged presenting people with the ability to choose evil.
Genesis 2:16&17 “He told him, ‘You may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden, except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day.’”
When freewill came into play our world changed. People began to take the perfect world that God created and change it into a world where people became the creators.
Now God was no longer King. Satan was thrown down from heaven with a third of all angels to wage a battle with the sons of God. Satan became the king of the earth. He was given the power to release evil into the world in order to present all people with a choice.
A complete illustration of how temptation works is revealed when Jesus receives the Holy Spirit after being baptized by John the Baptist. Satan tempts Jesus and preys on the weaknesses that all human beings are given in this world.
This also shows how easy it is to persuade man to live in this world for themselves and not for God. You see fear is the biggest enemy of people. This happens when we think of the ‘what if’ of life that we can’t control.
When we let go of our faith in God, we give into the world and how it can protect us through the things of this world. Things like power, wealth and manmade securities.
For instance we can’t produce bread out of thin air, we must work for it. Sometimes we fear not having enough work, so we work in excess to achieve the freedom that wealth provides. This is the very weapon Satan will use to get God’s children to deny their faith and give into sin.
Another corrupting force used by Satan is power. Because he is the ruler of this world he can put people in powerful places. As a result he is the god of earth and when we follow him we become subject to his will. This is the reason why people have been persuaded to follow gods that are not gods.
The Last thing that Satan tempted Jesus with was his human life. Satan tried to trick him into committing *******. If He could get Jesus to leave this world then God would never be able to win.
No longer would the children of God have the easy access to the Holy Spirit and the power the Spirit gives to help people to win their game for Christ. The Holy Spirit is our quick access to revealing which path God wants us to take and the supernatural powers we need to fight off the attacks of Satan.
John 14:16&17, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you.”
Because our world is imperfect, Satan has the power to corrupt people from the inside of their heads. He has the power to lead them astray by making them serve the world and the things of the world.
This is the reason why all forms of evil are found in this world. Evil that leads to murder, sexual sins, greed and anything that leads a person astray. To do it the world’s way is to lose our purpose and the knowledge of which side we are to take in our battle to win the game of life.
Just in case you are reading this article apart from my earlier articles let me begin by stating that God used the typewriter to talk to me. He always ended every typed message with these words. “My Ways Are Not Human Ways, Trust In Me. Pray for protection from Satan! God Has Spoken.”
From the temptation of Satan to my very own life, God showed me how the game of life is fought. In order to win I needed to ask for protection to aid me in my quest to win this world for God.
In order to follow God we must allow Him to influence our lives by how we think inside our brain. We must read our Bible. We must learn to pray so we will be able to conquer the tests of life that tempt us into doing evil to each other.
When you are in a life game you must choose a side. You cannot do this world all on your own separated from God’s purpose for your being. Understanding that we will be tested by Satan helps us to not give into temptation. It ultimately gives us the power to win our life game for God and good.